Some conservatives reacted to the news as an attack on Trump and the rule of law, declaring it proof that special counsel Robert Mueller is out to get the president. Others were less concerned about the legality of the move than the risk that the investigation, like the Monica Lewinsky scandal, will shift from its primary focus to a crime related to a personal affair.

Many liberal commentators, on the other hand, saw the raid as an affirmation of Mueller's commitment to focus on Russian meddling because he referred the matter to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York. Others argued the FBI's action spells imminent doom for Trump.

Conservative bubble: Mueller has 'declared war against the president of the United States'

Mueller has effectively "declared war against the president of the United States," Hannity said. "Clearly, his objective is to remove him from office. Now, I told you and I've told anyone who will listen: Mueller's team is corrupt, starting with him, and it has been from the beginning."

The raid was also evidence of a double standard within a "two-tiered" American justice system because Hillary Clinton's lawyers never had their offices raided during the investigation into her use of a personal email server. "We don't have equal justice under the law," he said.

Liberal bubble: Trump the real target of the raid

Trump was "very worked up" after the news of the raid on Cohen's office broke, wrote Heather Digby Parton in Salon. And while it "wasn't the first time we've seen this president deliver a petulant and angry denunciation of the Russia probe," she said, "to do it as he sat around a table with the military brass, for a meeting called to decide how to respond to a chemical warfare attack, was stunningly narcissistic even for him."

His reaction makes sense because investigators have a lot to dig into with Cohen, Parton said.

Whether various federal officials are tracking Cohen's activities overseas, like the Moscow tower or the Ukraine speech, or the hush money paid to Stormy Daniels, it looks as though all roads lead to President Trump's personal lawyer. Considering that it's well understood whom Michael Cohen is working for every minute of every day, that means the road dead-ends at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Conservative bubble: A Clinton impeachment rerun?

Because the money Cohen gave to Stormy Daniels could be considered an illegal campaign contribution, Tracinski said, "Far from being an outrageous witch hunt, this is the only really convincing argument I’ve seen so far about a clear-cut crime being uncovered by the Mueller inquiry."

But the move signals that the special counsel could be heading for a repeat of the impeachment of former president Bill Clinton with a broad investigation that finds unrelated, personal crimes that lead to a divisive "battle where nobody really wins" and "everybody is to blame."

Liberal bubble: Trump's 'flaccid' response

"The raids are a very big deal, as is the president responding as if he and his friends are above the law," Smith said. Calling the raids "an attack on our country" was a big jump from "witch hunt," and a leader nationalizing his own problems is "an authoritarian staple if there ever was one."

But, "as alarming as his rather traitorous comments could sound to the untrained ear, it was just more of the same: manic worry and anxiety from the guy who could be bombing Syria today and meeting North Korea’s dictator in the next several weeks."

"Again, it is important to note how little we know about what Mueller is doing. For all the public knows, a big collusion indictment could be coming tomorrow," York said. "But it is also important to note what we do know ... And so far, there have been no charges — not against Manafort or Gates, not against Michael Flynn, not against George Papadopoulos, or others — involving alleged collusion.

"The Mueller investigation is marching on, and in the case of Cohen, giving birth to new farm-team investigations, but so far at least, the story has not been about collusion," York wrote.

Liberal bubble: It's not a witch hunt

If the Mueller investigation was indeed a "witch hunt," as Trump and many of his supporters have claimed, the special counsel never would have referred the Cohen matter to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, argued CNN legal analyst Caroline Polisi.

"Rather, Mueller and his team would have maintained jurisdiction over the matter themselves," she said. "But that doesn't mean that the special counsel's office won't reap the benefits of any potential criminal charges brought by the Southern District."

If the Southern District uncovers evidence of criminal activity on the part of Michael Cohen, that means Mueller and his team can use this as leverage against Cohen in the Russia investigation. There is not a single person better qualified to help the special counsel's office in this regard.

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Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s longtime personal attorney, leaving the hearing room following his testimony to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on Feb. 27, 2019 in Washington. Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison for a series of federal crimes, including campaign finance violations and tax evasion. Jack Gruber, USA TODAY

Robin Bell, left, and Sorane Yamahira look at their work projected on the Trump International Hotel, July 23, 2018, in Washington. In a city with a long tradition of leftist street activism, Bell has become something of a local celebrity. Every few weeks, Bell puts messages of protest on the side of the Trump International Hotel. He's called President Donald Trump a pig and a racist, used smiling poop emojis, and taunted the president with images of his former lawyer, Michael Cohen. Alex Brandon, AP

Michael Cohen, longtime personal lawyer and confidante for President Donald Trump, leaves Federal Court after his hearing at the United States District Court Southern District of New York, April 16, 2018, in New York. Officials with the FBI, armed with a search warrant, raided Cohen's office and two private residences last week. YANA PASKOVA, GETTY IMAGES

Adult-film actress Stephanie Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels, speaks outside U.S. Federal Court with her lawyer Michael Avenatti (R) in Lower Manhattan, New York on April 16, 2018.
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In this courtroom sketch, Joanna Hendon, right, one of President Donald Trump's lawyers, speaks as the president's personal attorney Michael Cohen, left, sits next to one of his own attorneys Todd Harrison, center, with porn star Stormy Daniels visible in the audience between Cohen and Harrison, during a federal court hearing in New York, April 16, 2018. Attorneys for Cohen and Trump tried to persuade U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood to delay prosecutors from examining records and electronic devices seized in the raids on the grounds that many of them are protected by attorney-client privilege. ELIZABETH WILLIAMS VIA AP

(L to R) Todd Harrison and Joseph Evans, attorneys for Michael Cohen, arrive for a court proceeding regarding the search warrants served on President Donald Trump's longtime personal attorney Michael Cohen, at the United States District Court Southern District of New York, April 13, 2018 in New York. Cohen and his lawyers were asking the court to block Justice Department officials from reading documents and materials related to his relationship with President Donald Trump that they believe should be protected by attorney-client privilege. Officials with the FBI, armed with a search warrant, raided Cohen's office and two private residences earlier in the week. DREW ANGERER, GETTY IMAGES

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The actress Stephanie Clifford, who uses the stage name Stormy Daniels, performs at the Solid Gold Fort Lauderdale strip club on March 9, 2018 in Pompano Beach, Florida. Stephanie Clifford who claims to have had an affair with President Trump has filed a suit against him in an attempt to nullify a nondisclosure deal with Trump attorney Michael Cohen days before Trump's 2016 presidential victory. Joe Raedle, Getty Images

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(L to R) Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, President-elect Donald Trump's choice for National Security Advisor, Michael Cohen, executive vice president of the Trump Organization and special counsel to Donald Trump, and former Texas Governor Rick Perry talk with each other in the lobby at Trump Tower, December 12, 2016, in New York City. President-elect Donald Trump and his transition team were in the process of filling cabinet and other high level positions for the new administration. Drew Angerer, Getty Images